Andy Lau and Gong Li Promote “What Women Want”
As the only romantic comedy opening during the Lunar New Year holiday, What Women Want <我知女人心> combines elements of magic, humor, romantic and family love. With superstars, Andy Lau Tak Wah and Gong Li as the leads, there is a guaranteed box office.
Bona Pictures Group, which produced What Women Want, was confident in the film’s box office performance. The President of Bona Pictures Group said, “A film with such a superstar cast and of this nature has been rare in the last decade. Personally, I look forward to the film very much. We decided to distribute such a high quality film during the Lunar New Year holiday period to set a good precedent. I believe that the box office forWhat Women Want will be as robust as the New Year festivities and sales will remain strong through the Valentine’s Day timeframe.”
Director Chen Daming said, “Many families will be reunited only during the Lunar New Year holiday. In this film, I added elements which can be enjoyed by audiences from different age groups, such as the relationship between an elderly father and daughter. The intention is to allow the entire family to have a topic of discussion after viewing it.”
Regarding the sensational pairing of “Film King” Andy Lau and “Film Queen” Gong Li, Andy said he had anticipated the opportunity for a long time. “I have known Gong Li for many years. In my eyes, she possesses a unique Asian feminine beauty that meets many men’s dreams. I have always wanted to collaborate with her in a film. Finally this wish was realized! Our cooperation was very pleasant and relaxing.”
Portraying the role of Andy’s female boss in What Women Want, Gong Li said that she benefited from partnering with Andy. Gong Li said, “Andy Lau gave a very relaxed performance, which was different than the acting style from mainland acting institutes. Many actors deliver a different style of performance. Andy Lau gave a very inspiring performance. I was much honored to work with him.”
Source: Tom.com
Jayne: Andy Lau has a natural flirtatious charm that suits his character in What Women Want well. I find Gong Li more suitable for period dramas. We’ll see how she fares as the modern office lady. This film should do well as Andy Lau still has a large following.
Of all the Lunar New Year films, I am looking forward to this one the most. I cannot think of any Andy Lau movies that I did not enjoy. He just has this screen presence that is unbeatable. Perfect timing for both Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day. It will be definitely refreshing to see Gong Li in a modern, career women role. She still looks great!
Is this a remake of the US film What Women Want starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt?
JD, yes Bona Pictures Group obtained rights to make the Chinese version, likely with some minor changes.
I just hope the movie is Cantonese. Andy can speak Mandarin fairly well but he’s not so good with acting and speaking at the same time.
you should learn Mandarin so theres more stuff to enjoy 🙂 Andy is alright, his action has been good over the recent years. cantonese are harder to find if you know what I mean!?
One thing about Andy Lau is his love for his wife, Carol Chu, it’s so special. Imagine he’s quite good-looking, successful and he’s always surrounded with a lot of good-looking women. But, despite all these, he never stray, Carol Chu is indeed lucky to marry someone like Andy Lau.